The Cooperative Trust and Filene Research Institute announced last week that James Marshall has joined the trust as its leader. Marshall succeeds Brent Dixon, who founded the trust in 2010 as Filene’s young adult adviser and led it over the past three years.

It’s no secret that Gen Y is plugged in 24/7. We use the Internet for everything from shopping to job searching to apartment hunting. Even dating and making new friends is commonly initiated via cyberspace. While we can’t imagine a life without our laptops, tablets and smartphones, it’s also a...

Eight months after Bank Transfer Day, Kristen Christian, its California founder, reiterated her gratitude to both industry leaders as well as frontline staffers for providing her a life-changing appreciation of credit unions, something that she said has made her a better American.